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A470 crash in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 28 October 1998 at 18:15 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier, a Seat Marbella and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 18:15 on Wednesday 28 October 1998. The 35-year-old male driver of the Seat Marbella, the 34-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo and a 29-year-old female passenger in the Seat Marbella were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 1998
Wednesday, 18:15
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Cavalier and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54288, longitude -3.26199, in the CF15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199862B050398
Council area
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Police force
South Wales
Highway authority
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
470
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Marbella

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    903 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Marbella)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Marbella)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 199862B050398 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rhondda Cynon Taf road accident statistics for 1998.